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"
Mary
would
not
be
happy
without
doing
her
duty
,
"
said
Mrs
.
Garth
,
magisterially
,
conscious
of
having
done
her
own
.
"
It
wouldn
’
t
make
me
happy
to
do
such
a
nasty
duty
as
that
,
"
said
Alfred
—
at
which
Mary
and
her
father
laughed
silently
,
but
Mrs
.
Garth
said
,
gravely
—
"
Do
find
a
fitter
word
than
nasty
,
my
dear
Alfred
,
for
everything
that
you
think
disagreeable
.
And
suppose
that
Mary
could
help
you
to
go
to
Mr
.
Hanmer
’
s
with
the
money
she
gets
?
"
"
That
seems
to
me
a
great
shame
.
But
she
’
s
an
old
brick
,
"
said
Alfred
,
rising
from
his
chair
,
and
pulling
Mary
’
s
head
backward
to
kiss
her
.
Mary
colored
and
laughed
,
but
could
not
conceal
that
the
tears
were
coming
.
Caleb
,
looking
on
over
his
spectacles
,
with
the
angles
of
his
eyebrows
falling
,
had
an
expression
of
mingled
delight
and
sorrow
as
he
returned
to
the
opening
of
his
letter
;
and
even
Mrs
.
Garth
,
her
lips
curling
with
a
calm
contentment
,
allowed
that
inappropriate
language
to
pass
without
correction
,
although
Ben
immediately
took
it
up
,
and
sang
,
"
She
’
s
an
old
brick
,
old
brick
,
old
brick
!
"
to
a
cantering
measure
,
which
he
beat
out
with
his
fist
on
Mary
’
s
arm
.
But
Mrs
.
Garth
’
s
eyes
were
now
drawn
towards
her
husband
,
who
was
already
deep
in
the
letter
he
was
reading
.
His
face
had
an
expression
of
grave
surprise
,
which
alarmed
her
a
little
,
but
he
did
not
like
to
be
questioned
while
he
was
reading
,
and
she
remained
anxiously
watching
till
she
saw
him
suddenly
shaken
by
a
little
joyous
laugh
as
he
turned
back
to
the
beginning
of
the
letter
,
and
looking
at
her
above
his
spectacles
,
said
,
in
a
low
tone
,
"
What
do
you
think
,
Susan
?
"
She
went
and
stood
behind
him
,
putting
her
hand
on
his
shoulder
,
while
they
read
the
letter
together
.
It
was
from
Sir
James
Chettam
,
offering
to
Mr
.
Garth
the
management
of
the
family
estates
at
Freshitt
and
elsewhere
,
and
adding
that
Sir
James
had
been
requested
by
Mr
.
Brooke
of
Tipton
to
ascertain
whether
Mr
.
Garth
would
be
disposed
at
the
same
time
to
resume
the
agency
of
the
Tipton
property
.
The
Baronet
added
in
very
obliging
words
that
he
himself
was
particularly
desirous
of
seeing
the
Freshitt
and
Tipton
estates
under
the
same
management
,
and
he
hoped
to
be
able
to
show
that
the
double
agency
might
be
held
on
terms
agreeable
to
Mr
.
Garth
,
whom
he
would
be
glad
to
see
at
the
Hall
at
twelve
o
’
clock
on
the
following
day
.
"
He
writes
handsomely
,
doesn
’
t
he
,
Susan
?
"
said
Caleb
,
turning
his
eyes
upward
to
his
wife
,
who
raised
her
hand
from
his
shoulder
to
his
ear
,
while
she
rested
her
chin
on
his
head
.
"
Brooke
didn
’
t
like
to
ask
me
himself
,
I
can
see
,
"
he
continued
,
laughing
silently
.
"
Here
is
an
honor
to
your
father
,
children
,
"
said
Mrs
.
Garth
,
looking
round
at
the
five
pair
of
eyes
,
all
fixed
on
the
parents
.
